The Only Bucket List That Matters

 

Life begets life; energy begets energy.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich

Sarah Bernhardt

Got a drop of time?

Give it away

and watch it pour

Got a trickle of hope?

Spread it around

 and it will gush

Physics reminds us about the truth of potential energy

You are a universe of potential energy

What are you waiting for?

let it rip!

and that's poetiquejustis

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Philippians 2:17

Watering Down Patience

 

 

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

Mahatma Gandhi

When you get frustrated at how long it takes to fill a glass

Thhink about these ladies

and these ladies

and these ladies

then think again

and that's poetiquejustis

Give thanks in all circumstances; 

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

I Thessalonians 5:18

You, Yourself and...well - You

 

Playing lifts you out of yourself and into a delirious place

Jacqueline Du Pres, Cellist

Out of yourself

Over yourself

Set free from yourself

 Being yourself

Enjoying yourself

 

Go- make yourself delirious!

and that's poetiquejustis

The Lord has done great things for us! We are glad! 

Psalm 126:3

Making the Cut

 

Don't cut your conscience to fit these year's fashions

Lillian Hellman

Cutting corners

Cutting remarks

Cutting "the fat"- aka upping the profits

Cutting quality in what we provide

None of that makes us any sharper

Especially when it dulls the heart

Today

Be a little sharper....give a little more ....sleep a little better because

 and that's poetiquejustis

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31

 

Only You

 

Make visible what, without you,

might perhaps never have been seen. 

Robert Brisson

That smile that only you can give

That dream that only you can live

That hand that only you can lend

The love that only you can send

That prayer that only you will pray

All of those things can happen today

because of you.

and that's poetiquejustis

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:12

Whay Day Is It?

 

There are 7 days in the week

and 'someday' isn't one of them

Dr O'Neal

Each day has a challenge waiting for you

Each moment an opportunity waiting for you

Don't waste those times

on having to do the things

that should have already been done

Alternative:

 and that's poetiquejustis

Don’t brag about tomorrow,
    since you don’t know what the day will bring.

Proverbs 27:1

Sunny Day

 

The sun always wins.

Bruce Drown

I live at the beach

And those pictures you see of  our sunny Southern California mornings

Exist only in the mind of some PR firm in Manhattan

Our mornings are usually "socked in"..".marine layered"...

And all the other other mariner euphemisms for dull, stubborn grey,

But we bear with it because eventually...

The sun is going to win

The sun comes bursting through the clouds with all the drama of an action hero

The sky instantly submits to being blue

And we forget that the clouds were ever here.

Today- if things seem a little cloudy and grey in your worle

Remember-

The sun always wins.

and that's poetiquejustis

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

On The Ball

 

You got to take it one game at a time

Rick Dempsey

Major League Baseball Catcher

Things get thrown at you every day

Fast

Slow

Curved

Low shots

Cheap shots

 You choose what you want to take a swing at

It is your game, after all

and that's poetiquejustis

My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:2